Wilderness Empowerment offers a unique internship program for graduating students taking up Hotel and Restaurant Management with the possibility of placement in any of our partner institutions worldwide upon graduation.

An internship is work or a project related to a student’s major or field for a substantial period of time. The goal of an internship is for the student to learn and gain practical experience in a specific field. The internship is a supervised work/learning experience; it should be meaningful for both the company, organization and the student. A typical time period for an internship ranges from 1 to 2 semesters. Internships have been identified as a means to help students compete in today’s job market.

Internship Requirements

The student must have completed at least six semesters in a hospitality related program or course from a qualified academic institution. It is the intern’s responsibility, and a program requirement, to attend work meetings, respond to requests and check in with the college program faculty supervisor(academic liaison) and mentor, as per established schedule. This allows monitoring of student progress and also provides coordinators with valuable feedback for the program. In addition, the students’ conduct, both in and out of the place of internship should always conform to acceptable established professional behavior.

The internship program offered by Wilderness Empowerment has the following advantages:

For the School:

• HRM program prestige as this allows the students to get as many as four certificates upon graduation.
• Unlimited number of students can be placed and the school only has a single point of contact
• Less logistical headaches as WE works with several tour and travel companies in Malaysia.
• Web based student progress portal easily accessed by parents, school officers and program heads.
• Assurance that the program directors are competent in their respective fields
• Intern visa is assured as well as board and lodging for the AHLA training and certification.

For the Students:

• Immersion and proximity to Asian neighbors
• Student receives international credential from AHLA (Certification program)
• Undergo immersion to a multicultural environment
• Cost efficient
• Certificate from (MAHTEC) Malaysian Association of Hotels Training and Education Center
• Completion certificate from Hotel/Resort
• Paid internship and they can receive overtime pay
• Possible placement to Singapore after graduation

Malaysia has quite a number of advantages for the internship program to name a few as:

Cultural Diversity as it is a melting pot of various races – Malays, Chinese, Indians, and people from the Middle East with Western influence and heritage, It has a manageable cost of living. Having rich landmarks and points of interest coupled with an intensive tourism campaign that draws millions of tourists each year, It also boasts of a number of international and local hotels and resorts around the country scattered in the different states.

Wilderness Empowerment is the implementation partner of the Malaysian Association Of Hotels Training And Education Centre (MAHTEC) for the internship program. It is manned by competent personnel with several years of experience in staffing, logistics, training and education. Please visit the website of MAHTEC here.

For inquiries please contact:
Malaysia: Jason Goh, Director
Philippines: Jon Alcartado, Country Representative